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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish srón, from Proto-Celtic *srognā (compare Welsh ffroen (“nostril”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s̪t̪ɾɔːn/
- (Argyll, Perthshire) IPA(key): /s̪ɾɔːn/
Noun
sròn f (genitive singular sròine, plural srònan or sròintean or sròinean)
- nose
- snout, trunk
- toe (of a shoe or boot)
- promontory, point
Declension
Declension of sròn (class IIa feminine noun)
✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century
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Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.